From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on dcvr.yhbt.net X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-ASN: AS53758 23.128.96.0/24 X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.2 required=3.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,FREEMAIL_FORGED_FROMDOMAIN,FREEMAIL_FROM, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW, SPF_HELO_PASS,SPF_PASS shortcircuit=no autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [23.128.96.18]) by dcvr.yhbt.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id E5D551F5AE for ; Thu, 17 Jun 2021 14:46:43 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S231552AbhFQOso (ORCPT ); Thu, 17 Jun 2021 10:48:44 -0400 Received: from lindbergh.monkeyblade.net ([23.128.96.19]:40046 "EHLO lindbergh.monkeyblade.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S231434AbhFQOsn (ORCPT ); Thu, 17 Jun 2021 10:48:43 -0400 Received: from mail-oi1-x22d.google.com (mail-oi1-x22d.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4864:20::22d]) by lindbergh.monkeyblade.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 859A2C061574 for ; Thu, 17 Jun 2021 07:46:35 -0700 (PDT) Received: by mail-oi1-x22d.google.com with SMTP id h9so6807215oih.4 for ; Thu, 17 Jun 2021 07:46:35 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=date:from:to:cc:message-id:in-reply-to:references:subject :mime-version:content-transfer-encoding; bh=d7E2dpJysIO9nn1fFW7CTBnoG9UIZ6aKtGz5EBNGY14=; b=tR5GP58I5UTYblAr/AUy84KYljobR/06ihUrT6R5n7JwDTuNa3n2iC0A59Z7x37055 30VQC7IhfT7PFY4Rp+5yz0njG7pyXhlWi5vPFVjz8F+Zq92in0r43G1zdf+AZSwGiZum yds464ADKJ1ozfKO2Pp/CzpIpgydAYuICXwlUlP/oQGdMWhsPFvk2crA43NuQVq04+mM q9+sRak8Hbs1xtQc7N9rM9mh025M/6IqPp5MP73sK/x8YNJ8FWC+WhlRzEp46f3yCjlA OUYFeN7ui2oznDTT2ijag81FXgWPGJ5eCsNMMa5loGNg6YmeFNd++8sJdXjG0u6oveth h7vA== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:date:from:to:cc:message-id:in-reply-to :references:subject:mime-version:content-transfer-encoding; bh=d7E2dpJysIO9nn1fFW7CTBnoG9UIZ6aKtGz5EBNGY14=; b=Udsk6H45tHxd8vdxh/pyvjWt1w/9W8MlaaR9IOtRcTZJ6JF7iBrcl+8gSmUEg2hRmw 12kBl37fvPahm/8/7vJZScfdYoOjFBNNbDFyOzH/uz8+oa/dGZW0V/iDFG7nr4gGJFS3 m9VAwBXn7lGKQakZfPP53xXkty/RRv8HqAPL4vVRG+7aHphCEmShc2zV2Dy9bbMwDDhU C1HwLLYHzrMQg/zbrnDW9P7p/TkxAn9c4zmtBp2P358vi7NMwtG8Wd6wadiuyIli+23G kwK0OSy3lEbt14QpNO1ndHhmBT6rGA1pqSHVPr5Wd7M2iVOrkkCnk2Np566XkS9C/SO2 rKhw== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM531+4aBg/LFlWn1zEsIKOI+VHYjyIH4Bz+afKoBxjbcbzG899eAb XA4kgxWUy7T6FaMBCnxeSJY= X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJwgQt6A9WRrecqdQm+6QeTqkCwx+sBGHsBWAGUa2DjA5HeKu8pLg5Y7ExpafqD8pUnj6iqrjw== X-Received: by 2002:aca:4dc3:: with SMTP id a186mr10941555oib.63.1623941194898; Thu, 17 Jun 2021 07:46:34 -0700 (PDT) Received: from localhost (fixed-187-188-155-231.totalplay.net. [187.188.155.231]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id w11sm1170289oov.19.2021.06.17.07.46.34 (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 bits=256/256); Thu, 17 Jun 2021 07:46:34 -0700 (PDT) Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2021 09:46:23 -0500 From: Felipe Contreras To: Junio C Hamano , =?UTF-8?B?w4Z2YXIgQXJuZmrDtnLDsCBCamFybWFzb24=?= Cc: Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget , git@vger.kernel.org, sandals@crustytoothpaste.net, stolee@gmail.com, jrnieder@gmail.com, emilyshaffer@google.com, Andrei Rybak , Felipe Contreras , Robert Karszniewicz , Jeff King , "Kerry, Richard" , Phillip Susi , Johannes Schindelin , Bagas Sanjaya , Derrick Stolee , Derrick Stolee Message-ID: <60cb603f471c2_1259c2084c@natae.notmuch> In-Reply-To: References: <87a6nryt51.fsf@evledraar.gmail.com> Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 4/4] CodingGuidelines: recommend singular they Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org Junio C Hamano wrote: > =C3=86var Arnfj=C3=B6r=C3=B0 Bjarmason writes: > = > > On Tue, Jun 15 2021, Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget wrote: > By the way, I do not mind toning down "if you absolutely need to > ... resort to" that discourages "singular they". I just wanted > writers to consider that the language evolves slowly, and if they > think "singular they" is the best vehicle to phrase what they want > to say even after considering that it may sound distracting to > foreigners, Once again, it's not just foreigners. Even native speakers who are professional lingusits see a problem with some usages of singular "they". Like mushrooms: not all uses of singular "they" are good. -- = Felipe Contreras=